"The Child ventured forth"

This column by Gerard Baker at the Times (UK) is absolutely hilarious, especially if you have happened to hear the nauseating speech Barack Obama gave in Berlin yesterday. All that self-love and faux-liberty makes me want to cast up my accounts, preferably on Obama.

But this column cracked me up. Read it and share it!

Obama: Not So Fabulous

There is an excellent post at Protein Wisdom detailing Barack Obama's lackluster record. And I really mean lackluster. I've noticed when I ask Obama supporters why they are voting for him, they really have no answer. They can't really answer "what has he done" because he hasn't done anything, so their answer is that he was a "community organizer." But if you actually look at the facts, he didn't do much as a "community organizer."

So, what's so special about him?

"I want to live in an America where . . ."

If you have seen the two Hollywood-brainless-cultish videos supporting Barack Obama, then this will make you laugh.

In what hopelessly silly way would you end the sentence?

"I want to live in an America where . . ."

I would have to say, I want to live in an America where Jane Austen novels are read over the loudspeakers and on street corners.

I want to live in an America where we all stop at 4pm for Tea and Scones made in proper English china.

I want to live in an America where the sun never stops shining and the children all sing happy songs! *Pardon me, I feel like I'm about to cast up my accounts.*

And what do we really want?

I want to live in an America where every baby is allowed and legally has the right to be born, as we were promised with "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

I want to live in an America where the government provides for the common defense and general welfare, but doesn't tell us what we can or cannot eat.

I want to live in an America where righteous laws are lived and enforced, including the laws governing our sovereign borders.

I want to live in an America where God is allowed in our schools, public spaces, and churches.

I want to live in an America that is living up to God's plan for this blessed nation.

I Support El Rushbo

Unless you are an insane Lefty (same thing), you probably love Rush Limbaugh. Libs are, as always, trying to tear down this patriotic man.

Show your support by the Stand With Rush Petition.

"I am Hillary . . . Hear me roar!"

I saw this picture over at NRO's Media Blog and just had to post it (Reuters):


Rather terrifying, isn't it? Doesn't she look like some sort of tyrant?

Remember this picture when you decide to vote.

Anyone have a good caption?

Don't Mess with the US

Victory! We did it!

Thankfully, the Amnesty bill has been voted down:

WASHINGTON - The Senate drove a stake Thursday through President Bush's plan to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants, likely postponing major action on immigration until after the 2008 elections.

"Unlawful immigrants"??? That's sort of like saying "unlawful life-removers" (aka murderers). Call a spade a spade: these people are, legally, illegal aliens, not immigrants, not "undocumented workers," not "unlawful immigrants."

And, actually, the Senate didn't drive a stake through the Amnesty. We the People did that.

It was a victory for Republican conservatives who strongly criticized the bill's provisions that would have established pathways to lawful status for many of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. They were aided by talk radio and TV hosts who repeatedly attacked the bill and urged listeners to flood Congress with calls, faxes and e-mails.

Excellent work, Americans!

After the stinging political setback, Bush sounded resigned to defeat.

"Legal immigration is one of the top concerns of the American people, and Congress' failure to act on it is a disappointment," he said after an appearance in Newport, R.I. "A lot of us worked hard to see if we couldn't find common ground. It didn't work."

Yes, We the People are concerned about legal immigration, but this Amnesty had nothing to do with that, and our top concern (in the realm of immigration) is illegal immigration, illegal aliens, and the amnesty that the President and our other elected "representatives" were shoving down our throats.

And, to the contrary, we are in no way disappointed that Congress failed to pass this travesty of an amnesty, but rather euphoric that we have been victorious.

The bill's Senate supporters fell 14 votes short of the 60 needed to limit debate and clear the way for final passage of the legislation, which critics assailed as offering amnesty to illegal immigrants. The vote was 46 to 53 in favor of limiting the debate.

And how did our "representatives" vote?

From the beginning, the bill's most forceful opponents were southern Republicans. GOP Sens. David Vitter of Louisiana, Jim DeMint of South Carolina and Jeff Sessions of Alabama led the charge, often backed by Texan John Cornyn.

Two southern Republicans — Lindsey Graham, S.C., and Mel Martinez, Fla., who was born in Cuba — supported it.

Also crucial to the bill's demise was opposition from three Democrats recently elected from GOP-leaning states: Jon Tester of Montana, Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Jim Webb of Virginia.

All the Democratic presidential candidates in the Senate voted to end debate and advance the bill. Among the Republican candidates, only Sen. John McCain of Arizona voted to keep the measure alive. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., at first voted with McCain, but switched his vote when it was clear the bid to end debate would fail.

Wow, Senator Brownback, way to go with the flow. Nothing wishy-washy or indecisive about him. His new nickname is Senator Switch-back. Fits, doesn't it?

UPDATE: The people at Hot Air created this great ad:



Here is the cloture vote roll.

We should take time to celebrate, but then we need to make sure that this Amnesty stays dead and that our laws and borders are enforced.

This just goes to show that We the People are invested in our government, that we care what happens in our country, and that we have the power to make changes. The lesson to all in Washington, D.C. ought to be: DON'T MESS WITH THE US. WE are the United States. WE are the ones in charge. WE are the ones who will decide what happens here. And no one better try to force such a travesty on us against our will. We won! Thank God!

On a humorous note: I love this e-mail sent to NR editor Rich Lowry. Hilarious!

More from:
Michelle Malkin
Hot Air
Amanda Carpenter at Townhall.com
Today in History by Mark Krikorian (at The Corner)
Cop The Truth: Immigration Bill Bleeds Out on Senate Floor

From Bear Creek Ledger: A Little Music to encourage our Senators to vote no on cloture today

Here's a couple songs to get y'all in the mood for today:
Illegals…..the song by Dan Demay
Press 1 for English

The CAII members have been a very prolific bunch in the last day:
CAII Alert for June 26, 2007
Gwinnett County Georgia Fights Back
How the Presidency and America Will Be Changed by Immigration Fraud
President Eisenhower Put Americans First and Closed the Borders
Showdown In San Antonio-Hey Johnny We Are Coming
`Amnesty' fake papers pledged in wiretap
The Sellout Of America
George Voinovich on Sean Hannity: Arrogant, Imperious, and Ignorant
As True Today As In 1907
Amnesty Fence-Sitter Blackberry Addresses (Staff Included)
Senate Will Attempt to Invoke Cloture Again Today

**This was a production of The Coalition Against Illegal Immigration (CAII). If you would like to participate, please go to the above link to learn more. Afterwards, stiknstein-at-gmail-dot-com and let us know at what level you would like to participate.

We win. They lose.

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To: Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
Harry Reid, U.S. Senate Democrat Leader

Congress has passed and President Bush has vetoed H.R. 1591, the Iraq Surrender Act of 2007.

This legislation, which you worked to pass, sets a timetable for surrender. It pulls the rug out from under our troops. That is shameful and wrong.

Your actions have already emboldened the enemy. Violent jihadists now know that the elected leadership of Congress would undermine the troops by holding their funding hostage to demands for surrender.

This Congress would bring us back to the dark days of the 1970s, when the world doubted our staying power. Except only much worse. Withdraw in April 2008, and on May 1, Iraq becomes an unchecked den of terrorism at the heart of the Middle East -- a new base for the same people that struck our homeland on September 11th.

I stand with our troops. I stand for victory. I support the President's veto and will urge my representatives to vote to sustain it.

There can be one and only one outcome in Iraq: We win, they lose.

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Amnesty Cloture Passes

The cloture vote today passed: 64-35. SEVENTEEN Republicans switched their votes. Shame on all of them. This is amnesty and this is wrong.

Lots more at Hot Air and Michelle Malkin.

A Not Surprising Great Divide

MSNBC has this list of journalists who have donated to political causes.

Drudge's big headline: THE GREAT DIVIDE: REPORTERS GIVE DEMS MONEY OVER REPUBLICANS 9 TO 1!.

It really isn't surprising, is it, that the MSM supports Liberals? I don't find it shocking. Anyone watching/reading the MSM and has half a brain knows this.

More over at Michelle Malkin (she's got a new layout and comments are open for registration!).

And The Winners Are . . .

The latest Vent with Michelle Malkin over at Hot Air is all about The First Annual Open Borders Oscar Awards. Go find out who the winners are!

Amnesty Bill Dead?

Both Fox News and CNN are reporting that the Amnesty bill is dead, as a second vote this evening failed.

Good news, but will it stay dead?

Pun Intended?

AP: Judge freezes congressman's assets

"Congressman" would be Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) who, one will remember, had stashed a bunch of bribe money in his freezer (oh, yes, and then made the National Guard, right after Hurricane Katrina) drive him to his house to retrieve it---from his freezer).

A forfeiture charge is among the 16 criminal counts Jefferson is facing. Prosecutors have already said they will seek to recoup hundreds of thousands of dollars from Jefferson that they believe he obtained illicitly by peddling his influence to help broker business deals in Africa.

Jefferson is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in U.S. District Court.

Wow, 16 criminal counts. "Peddling his influence." And I thought the Democrats were the party of upstanding morals?

Finally

Remember Representative William Jefferson (D-LA)? The man who, in the aftermath of Hurrican Katrina, had the National Guard escort him to his home so he could retrieve the bribe money he had stored in his freezer? Remember him?

Well, it has only taken a year and a half for this:

AP: GOP seeks to expel Jefferson from House---

WASHINGTON - Republicans moved on Tuesday to seek Rep. William J. Jefferson's expulsion from Congress, a day after the Louisiana Democrat was indicted on charges of taking more than $500,000 in bribes.
[. . .]
Republicans, citing Pelosi's election-season promise to run the most ethical House in history, sought Jefferson's expulsion from the chamber, possibly before he comes to trial on the bribery charges.

Justifiable, wouldn't you say?